US EditionMaine and a GOP lawmaker who ID’d a transgender athlete online agree lawsuit is now moot
MAINE, UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – Restrictions on Representative Laurel Libby's voting and debating rights were lifted after legal and legislative actions, ending the dispute over her social media post about a transgender athlete.
- Republican Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby was censured and stripped of her voting and speaking rights after posting a transgender athlete's identity online in February 2025.
- The censure followed Libby's refusal to apologize for her post, sparking legal challenges amid a national dispute over transgender athletes involving President Trump and Governor Mills.
- Libby filed a lawsuit to challenge her censure on March 11, 2025; in May, the highest court in the U.S. determined she must be permitted to vote, and by June, legislators approved lifting the limitations against her.
- In late April court filings, a representative from Maine's Attorney General's office indicated that Libby's appeal is no longer applicable since her voting rights have been fully restored, and both sides have agreed to effectively drop the case.
- Libby stated she would accept the mootness argument presented by the Attorney General, emphasizing that elected representatives retain their constitutional protections while carrying out their duties, and underscored the ongoing legal and political discussions surrounding transgender athletes.
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Lewiston Sun Journal
Maine and Rep. Laurel Libby agree lawsuit is now moot
The Auburn Republican sued after being censured by the Democratic-controlled House, and blocked from voting or speaking, for violating ethics rules by identifying a transgender high school athlete in a social media post.
Laurel Libby and Maine agree lawsuit over identifying transgender student is now moot
PORTLAND, Maine — Attorneys for the state of Maine and a conservative lawmaker who identified a transgender teen student athlete online now agree that the lawmaker’s appeal over her loss of voting rights for her post is now moot. Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby identified the athlete in a February social media post that went viral and called into question the student’s gender identity, bringing attention to the issue of transgender teens part…
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Maine and a GOP lawmaker who ID'd a transgender athlete online agree lawsuit is now moot
Attorneys for the state of Maine and a conservative lawmaker who identified a transgender student athlete online are in agreement that the lawmaker’s lawsuit over her loss of voting rights is now moot.
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